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Saku

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Saku (佐久市, Saku-shi) is a city in Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 97,454 living in 41,522 households as of 1 July 2023, a density of about 230 people per square kilometre. The municipality covers a total area of 423.51 square kilometres. As a shi, it is one of the three kinds of municipality used in Japan, alongside towns and villages, and it runs its local administration through a mayor and a city council within Nagano Prefecture. The population and area figures are those quoted in the article at the time of writing and may differ from later census results.

Facts
Population
98,199 1
Area (sq km)
423.51 2
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deNagano Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Quote, Nagano Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Saku City (-shi) 佐久市 97,813 100,016 100,462 100,552 99,368 98,199 97,070
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2. Saku, Nagano (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, area
    The total area of the city is 423.51 square kilometres
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 36.2488,138.4769
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 683.0
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4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.25, 138.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.25, 138.25
36.25 138.25 Dfb
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